Mr. Mu appears aloof in public, but secretly proposes marriage and kisses.

Meng Shuyan received no comfort from Zhao Yuan and became increasingly resentful.

Why was her boyfriend threatened and intimidated by so many people when she was slacking off, while Mu Tingshen's girlfriend received so much protection?

"Was the tangerine peel and red bean soup that Ting Shen brought back delicious? I heard you got your period, so I specially asked him to bring it for you. He's always been careless and doesn't know how to care about people, but it's okay, I'll think more about him."

She edited the message and sent it over. They were all women, and she didn't believe Su Muran would remain unmoved after seeing these words.

When Su Muran received the text message, she was already in Mu Tingshen's car.

Mu Tingshen insisted on personally driving her to work.

However, Su Muran strongly suspected that he had ulterior motives for insisting on taking her to work.

"Why are you sitting so far away? I'm not going to eat you."

As soon as he got in the car, Mu Tingshen separated the front and back seats. When he saw Su Muran sitting close to the car door, he immediately questioned her with dissatisfaction.

Su Muran looked at him with a resentful gaze.

Won't they eat her?

But just now, if she hadn't been rational enough to push him away, she really suspected that he would have devoured her alive.

My lips are still burning and sore. When I went to the bathroom to touch up my makeup, I found that the lip plumping effect was amazing. I didn't even need to wear lipstick anymore.

She couldn't even imagine how serious the consequences would be if it happened again.

"I promise I won't kiss you anymore. I just want to sit next to you and talk to you about work."

Mu Tingshen reluctantly swore to her and coaxed her to sit down.

Just as Su Muran was about to sit down, her phone suddenly rang.

I glanced at it and saw Meng Shuyan's message.

"What's wrong?"

Mu Tingshen noticed that she had been blushing shyly just moments before, but after looking at her phone, her expression changed, becoming serious and solemn. He couldn't help but ask her in confusion.

"Why did you suddenly think of bringing me tangerine peel and red bean soup?"

Su Muran suddenly asked.

Mu Tingshen replied, "I thought you would like it, so I brought it for you."

Who did you have breakfast with this morning?

Su Muran asked again.

Mu Tingshen raised an eyebrow, guessing that she probably already knew that he had breakfast with Meng Shuyan that morning.

So, he answered truthfully: "My parents, and Meng Shuyan."

Seeing his honesty, Su Muran, though still feeling somewhat uncomfortable, handed him the text message on her phone.

And then, I asked for his opinion: "What do you think I should say?"

After reading the message, Mu Tingshen chuckled and said, "I always thought she was a straightforward and honest person, but I never expected her to resort to such despicable tactics."

After saying that, he used Su Muran's phone to block Meng Shuyan.

Then he took out his phone and called Meng Shuyan in front of Su Muran.

"I'm only careless and inconsiderate towards you. I'm very considerate and caring towards the people I care about, so you don't need to worry about me. You should use your time on your career. Once you're successful, you won't have to put up with my mistreatment."

"You're successful in your career, but you're still controlled by your family to be with me, aren't you? Or is it that you still love me, but you're just deliberately treating me like this because you resent my indecisiveness back then, trying to make me jealous and angry?"

Meng Shuyan was surprised to receive a call from Mu Tingshen so soon, and felt both angry and indignant. Knowing that Su Muran was also present, she deliberately said things that would arouse suspicion.

Mu Tingshen chuckled and replied casually, "Delusion is an illness too. If you're sick, go get it treated."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

"Um... there's something I'd like to ask you for help with."

After Mu Tingshen hung up the phone, Su Muran coughed lightly, deliberately trying to change the subject and shift the awkwardness of the moment.

Mu Tingshen chuckled and pulled her to sit down next to him, saying, "Sit down so I can hear you clearly."

Do you still remember Xiaowei?

Su Muran asked him.

Mu Tingshen's face stiffened, and he thought to himself, "Could it be that Shen Yunzhou didn't handle things properly?"

"Of course I remember, what's wrong?"

Although I had my doubts, I kept my composure and deliberately asked a question in return.

Su Muran said, "Xiaowei went for the interview at New Star Technology because she wanted to work at the same company as me. But now I've decided to return to China to work, so I'd like to transfer her back to Simu. I submitted the application yesterday, but it needs President Shen's approval, and the approval process might be quite lengthy. So I'd like to ask you for help to skip the intermediate steps and transfer her back directly."

Mu Ting breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he wasn't faced with the choice between choosing a wife or a brother, he was fine.

"It's no trouble at all. I'll make the call right away, and she can buy a plane ticket back home today. But how do you plan to thank me for helping you with this?"

Mu Tingshen's hands were restlessly caressing her waist, and he asked with a smile that curved his eyes.

Su Muran even wondered if he had skin hunger syndrome.

Otherwise, why would they either kiss me or keep stroking me whenever they're near me?

"How about I treat you to dinner?"

Knowing exactly what he wanted, she deliberately suggested a different way to express her gratitude.

Sure enough, the man's expression visibly darkened.

Su Muran couldn't help but smirk.

She suddenly found men quite interesting; although they seemed impressive, they weren't as difficult to understand as she had imagined.

At this moment, she finally felt a bit of what she had felt three years ago again.

"I asked a high school classmate for help before. He called me yesterday and said that the classmates wanted to get together and have a meal. I didn't want to refuse, so I agreed. But then he said that he heard I got married and that I should bring my husband along, and that other people would also bring their spouses. So, would you be willing to come with me?"

Su Muran stopped teasing him, leaned slightly against his shoulder, and asked gently.

Mu Tingshen never expected that the dinner invitation would be like this.

I was so happy that I forgot to respond.

His silence led Su Muran to misunderstand.

Previously, seeing how strongly he wanted to assert his dominance, I thought he didn't shy away from making their relationship public, since it was she who proposed the secret marriage.

"Is it inconvenient? I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made that request. If it's inconvenient, that's fine, I'll explain to them."

"There's nothing inconvenient about it. I haven't answered yet, so don't rush to conclusions. I'm just surprised that you suddenly want to bring me to meet my classmates. Didn't you always tell me I couldn't meet anyone before?"

Aside from his closest relatives in the Su family, he had only ever met Lin Xiaowei before; she had deliberately made him avoid everyone else.

So, he was naturally surprised and taken aback when she took the initiative to introduce him to her classmates.

Su Muran explained softly, "Before, it was a marriage of convenience, so there was no need to meet too many people and add to the trouble. Now..."

"What's wrong now?"

Mu Tingshen pressed for an answer.

Su Muran blushed and remained silent, her eyelashes trembling slightly as she lowered her eyes.

At that moment, she was like a sweet and soft little cake, possessing a fatal attraction for him.

"I'm sorry, I have to break my promise."

He leaned in and kissed her lips, whispering an apology.